#AE38BB#AE38BB

#AE38BB is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.154; OKLCH L 56.4% C 0.214 H 323.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.14:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE38BB
RGB	rgb(174, 56, 187)
HSL	hsl(294, 54%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(294, 70%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(7%, 70.1%, 0%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.20, 63.95, -45.52)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.20, 78.49, 324.56°)
OKLab	oklab(56.4% 0.1721 -0.1268)
OKLCH	oklch(56.4% 0.214 323.6)
XYZ	xyz(27.8386, 15.4165, 48.5134)
Luminance	0.1542 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE38BB #45BB38

analogous

#6D38BB #AE38BB #BB3886

triadic

#AE38BB #BBAE38 #38BBAE

tetradic

#AE38BB #BB6D38 #45BB38 #3886BB

square

#AE38BB #BB6D38 #45BB38 #3886BB

split-complementary

#AE38BB #86BB38 #38BB6D

monochromatic

#561C5D #822A8C #AE38BB #C561D0 #D690DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.14

#AE38BB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.08

#AE38BB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE38BB

5.14:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE38BB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE38BB	1.00	5.14	4.08	5.14
#FFFFFF	5.14	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.08	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.14	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0E65BF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4E72B8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B14E76

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae38bb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 56, 187);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.4% 0.214 323.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ca79d0',
    500: '#ae38bb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae38bb;
$custom-light: #ca79d0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae38bb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 187
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 294.046,
    "s": 53.909,
    "l": 47.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56401,
    "c": 0.21375,
    "h": 323.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.15415
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE38BB

secondary

#8DC886

accent

#DD4B59

background

#FCF7FC

surface

#F9EEF9

border

#D2C9D2

text

#140A14

muted

#827C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE38BB

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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